'Breaking Bad' mini-opera in the works

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A mini-opera based on AMC's acclaimed series, "Breaking Bad," is in the works.

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A "Breaking Bad" mini-opera is in the works

One World Symphony's artistic director and conductor is composing it

The mini-opera will be called "Breaking Bad -- Ozymandias"

It's expected to run in January 2014

"Breaking Bad" musical? Eh, we've seen that before. But a "Breaking Bad" opera? Now that's something we didn't expect.

One World Symphony's artistic director and conductor Sung Jin Hong has confirmed that he's working on composing "Breaking Bad — Ozymandias," a mini-opera based on both the show itself and the Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet (titled "Ozymandias").